Resources

The Ecology of Freedom

by Murray Bookchin

Foundational work on social ecology, tracing the origins of hierarchy and envisioning a free, ecological society.

The Next Revolution

by Murray Bookchin

Popular assemblies and the promise of direct democracy. Essays on libertarian municipalism and communalism.

Democratic Confederalism

by Abdullah Ocalan

Framework for stateless democracy, as practiced in Rojava. Draws on Bookchin's communalism.

Reason, Creativity, and Freedom: The Communalist Model

by Eleanor Finley

Explores communalism as a political-economic framework emphasizing direct democracy through civic assemblies and federated governance structures.

Ecology and Revolutionary Thought

by Murray Bookchin

Examines the intersections between ecological concerns and revolutionary political thought through the lens of social ecology.

Mutual Aid: A Factor of Evolution

by Peter Kropotkin

Classic argument that cooperation, not competition, is the driving force of evolution and human society.

What Is Communist Anarchism?

by Alexander Berkman

Accessible introduction to anarchist ideas, written for working people.

Anarchy

by Errico Malatesta

Concise pamphlet on anarchism: what it is, what it isn't, and why it matters.

Sprout Distro: Organizing Zines

Free zines on community organizing, security culture, direct action, and building autonomous movements.

Sharing Cities

Policies and programs for urban sharing: community land trusts, tool libraries, cooperative housing, and food systems.

Building a Sustainable Business (SARE)

Free guide to planning sustainable agriculture enterprises. Useful for community garden projects scaling up.

Loomio

Collaborative decision-making software for groups. Used by cooperatives and horizontal organizations worldwide.

Open Collective

Transparent fundraising platform for communities and collectives. How we manage our donations.

Signal

Encrypted messaging for secure organizing. End-to-end encryption, open source, and free.

Constructing the Revolution

by Anark

A comprehensive exploration of revolutionary strategy, organization, and the path toward building a new society.

After the Revolution

by Anark

Envisioning what comes after revolutionary change, building new institutions and social relations.

Human Nature

by Anark

Challenging assumptions about human nature and their implications for social organization.

Accomplices Not Allies

by Indigenous Action Media

Abolishing the ally-industrial complex. A challenge to move beyond performative allyship toward meaningful complicity in liberation struggles.

Communalism and Especifismo

by Usufruct Collective

Comparing and connecting two traditions of revolutionary organizing: communalism and the Latin American especifismo tendency.

Democratic Confederalism

by Abdullah Ocalan

The foundational text outlining the political framework practiced in Rojava. A model for stateless, grassroots democracy.

Are We Good Enough?

by Peter Kropotkin

Kropotkin's essay addressing the question of whether people are "good enough" for an anarchist society.

Blackness and Democratic Modernity

by A.X.

Examining the intersections of Blackness, democracy, and modernity through an anarchist lens.

Queer Social Anarchism

by Elisha Moon-Williams

Connecting queer liberation with social anarchism, building solidarity across struggles for freedom.

Queers With Guns

by Elisha Moon-Williams

Community defense, armed self-protection, and queer liberation through an anarchist framework.

What is Black Anarchism?

by Andrewism

An introduction to Black anarchism, its history, principles, and vision for collective liberation.

What is Social Ecology?

by Murray Bookchin

An accessible introduction to social ecology. Understanding ecological crises as rooted in social hierarchies.

Why I Am An Anarchist

by Lorenzo Kom'boa Ervin

A personal and political account of coming to anarchism through the Black liberation struggle.

Life Without Law

by Strangers in a Tangled Wilderness

An introduction to anarchist politics, written accessibly for newcomers to the ideas.

Reclamation

by It's Going Down

On the Zapatista movement and the reclamation of land, autonomy, and indigenous self-determination.

Stop Huntin' Sheep

A zine on predatory behavior in activist communities and building cultures of accountability.

Todo lo que siempre quiso saber sobre anarquismo

by Anarchist Media Group

Everything you always wanted to know about anarchism, en español.

Red Flags: Before You Join That Org...

What to watch out for before joining a political organization. Recognizing toxic dynamics and red flags.

A Woman Can Be Any Gender He Wants To Be

by Lee Shevek

Exploring gender, identity, and liberation beyond the binary.